Vegetarians and a Presidential Ticket Stir Ada Commentary
The Ada Weekly News weighs in on a vegetarian candidate for President, joking that meat eaters would resist a vegetarian government. The piece humorously argues meat is essential to life and mocks a political rise of vegetable supporters. It names Ada residents ready to defend meat in national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Clarence Massey
Dec McCauley
Carl Boswell
Marvin Hatchett
Sam Grant
White House
Truman Dilemma as He Heads Toward Nomination
The article weighs President Truman facing a Democratic nominating contest while defending his veto on Taft Hartley and positions on the tax cut. It predicts Republicans will defend those measures and wonders how Democrats will react when the head of the ticket condemns them. The piece forecasts a political clash over party records and forthcoming congressional nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
Whose duty to clean alleys in the business district
A reader questions who should keep the business district alleys clean. They propose business owners or the city bear the cleaning expense and urge action despite hot weather. The writer asks where the duty lies and requests guidance to begin removing trash from the alleys.
No sane person would lose humanity amid tragedy
The text reflects on the cruelty of crime after war and questions whether upheaval and grief excuse losing compassion. It asserts that life brings tragedy but rejects acts that extinguish love and empathy, highlighting the enduring demand for sane restraint despite hardship.
Spacious grounds and growth in Tulsa area discussed
The Tulsa Tribune argues for larger home lots to spread development beyond city limits, noting land is cheap and valuable. It backs rural utilities, road access, and influential factors like industry growth, economic load sharing, and the role of energy and judgment in wealth buildup.
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The
Tulsa Tribune
Tulsa
Fitzhugher Center
Senators Want To See Russia
Three Republican senators Ferguson Bridges and Knowland seek visas to visit the Soviet Union and allied countries to assess costs and needs of European recovery and the Marshall plan. They aim to study the state departments cultural program and Voice of America broadcasts, hoping for direct insight before funding votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Moscow
House
Russia
Ferguson
Mich
Bridges
Knowland
Calif
State Department
Soviet Union
Appropriations Committee
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Voice of America
Rens
Kersten
R-Wis
Owens
R-Iii
Kennedy
D-Mass
House Education and Labor
Kremlin
Yuri M. Bruslov
Ada Rodeo Announces Theme Days for Big Show
The Ada Rodeo unveils a new format with each performance named a day and crowds invited. August 13 Representativ e Day invites all Oklahoma representatives with free tickets. August 14 Governor Day may attract Gov. Roy J. Turner. August 15 Educators Day targets college leaders. August 16 open. August 1 Civic Day invites mayors and city managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma
W. R. Bergman
State Board of Public Affairs
A. L. Graham
State Board of Regents
Dial Currin
Bill Tiffany
Shawnee
N. Blaylock
Konawa
Harold A. Toag
Kiowa
Engineer Ernest Keen Drowns Near Grand River Dam
Ernest C. Keen, 49, Mayo hotel engineer, drowned while swimming in the Grand River about six miles below the dam near Tulsa. His body was recovered two hours later by Mayes county deputies and other searchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Ernest C. Keen
Mayo Hotel
Grand River
Mayes County
Sheriff’s Office
Hand-Painted Telephone Directory Used in Chinatown
In San Francisco Chinatown a 41 page telephone directory is laboriously hand painted in Chinese characters. The directory is then engraved and printed after about two weeks of preparation.
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San Francisco
America
Chinatown
Tobey Calls For Reading Of Document
Senator Tobey demands immediate publication of a suppressed congressional committee report on the RFC and Baltimore and Ohio loan. He alleges unusual and unethical pressure by railroad and RFC officials to keep the findings secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rfc-B. & O
Tobey
Congressional Committee
Senate Banking
RFC
Subcommittee
Congress
Temple
N. H
Reconstruction Finance
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Baltimore and Ohio
Marriage Licenses Issued Here In Past Week
Erdie Rains age 22 of Okemah and Jo Ann Burleson age 18 of Ada. Clair Franklin Ort age 41 of Oklahoma City and Margaret Ione Butler age 30 of Oklahoma City. Billy O'Brien age 21 of Ada and Velma Brotherton age 20 of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erdie Rains
Okemah
Jo Ann Burleson
Ada
Clair Franklin Ort
Oklahoma City
Margaret Ione Butler
Billy O'Brien
Velma Brotherton
Divorces Granted in Local Court List
Bonnie Vallerie divorces Nicholas A Vallerie. Joe Glasgow divorces Ethel Glasgow. Floretta Willoughby divorces Ves ter E Willoughby. Willie Nell Fairchild divorces Dale Fairchild. An Ohio boy born with four teeth noted as a starting life fact.
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Bonnie Vallerie
Nicholas A. Vallerie
Joe Glasgow
Ethel Glasgow
Floretta Willoughby
Vester E. Willoughby
Willie Nell Fairchild
Dale Fairchild
Ohio
U S May Cut Down Forces in Germany
Washington reports both the United States and Britain are considering further reductions in occupation forces in Europe. The aim is to save manpower rather than money, with details not yet finalized. Edward E. Bomar notes discussions in Washington.
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U. S
Germany
Edward E. Bomar
Washington
United States
Britain
Europe
Berlin
Russia
Attlee
Asia
Austria
Geoffrey Keyes
88Th
Italy
John C. H. Lee
Summer Recreation Program Ends After Successful Year
The Civic Club League reports 146 boys participated in a year of activities on the Ada high school campus. Wayne Vickers assisted the program, with several youths joining the Ada Legion Junior squad. Younger participants began with softball then switched to baseball at their request. The Lions Kiwanis and Rotary clubs sponsored the program.
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Civic Club League
Elvan George
Wayne Vickers
Ada Legion
Legion
Lions, Kiwanis and Rotty Clubs
Ada
Ada High School
Air Unit To Patrol Pipelines In Four States
Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co announces an aviation unit to patrol main trunk lines and the Ajax line from Glenn Pool Oklahoma to Wood River Illinois. Three planes used with bases in Tulsa and Baton Rouge. Chief Pilot F T Pipkin to lead the unit.
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Tulsa
Kla
Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co
Ajak Pipe Line Corp
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Glenn Pool
Okla
Wood River
Ill
Baton Rouge, la
F. T. Pipkin
Mysterious plague kills fish on Florida coast
A vast mass of dead fish, possibly linked to a mysterious plague, is moving slowly northward along Florida's gulf coast. Off Clearwater the amber waters mark the movement, with hundreds of thousands of fish buried along Indian Rocks and Redington beaches while health officials urge precaution for vacationers.
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Clearwater
Fla
Florida
Gulf Coast
Franklin E. Campbell
Pinellas County
Indian Rocks
Redington
Cities Service Reports Nine New Producers
Cities Service Oil Co. announces nine wells completed this week with an initial potential of 1 370 barrels per day and one gas well of 17 800 000 cubic feet daily. Texas wells contributed 699 barrels. New Mexico and Kansas completions are listed with specific county locations. Locations staked include sites in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Cities Service Oil Co
Texas Oilers
T. W. Lee No
Gregg County
Barngrover No
Liberty County
University T
Haskell County
McNay
Butler County
Stafford County
Kansas
Phillips B
Cotton County
Crowett
Dawson County
Texas
Warren Finishes Master’s Degree Work This Summer
Ada high school athletic director and basketball coach Hugh Warren has completed his Master’s degree in physical education at Louisiana State University Baton Rouge. He plans to return August 9 to Ada to prepare for coaching the Southern All Stars in the all state basketball feature at Oklahoma City this month. Warren coached Ada cagers before entering service and his Navy duty in Alaska sharpened his graduate work and organizational duties.
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Hugh Warren
Ada
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Warren
Oklahoma City
Ada High Cagers
Navy
Alaska
Many Here For Russell Funeral in Ada
Large turnout of out of town relatives and friends attended the J A Russell funeral in Ada on Thursday. Names listed include families from Durant Ardmore Healdton Fletcher Cyril Chickasha Seminole Duncan Oklahoma City Sulphur Enid Gozebo Denver and Houston.
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Ada
J. A. Russell
H. E. Small
S. W. Gregory
Claude Park
Clark Jones
Jess Robinson
Newt Robinson
Durant
George Collier
C. M. Collier
Albert Bonneau
Ardmore
H. H. Hitchcock
L. H. Johnson
Healdton
J. A. Collier
Joel Williams
M. F. Russell
Fletcher
H. M. Russell
Cyril
Nelson Collier
Chickasha
Ernest Warner
Lois Haus
Louella Stephens
Georgia Lee McWhorter
R. H. Wilburn
Eugene Dixon
Marion’ ‘Ey
Earl Collier
J. H. Johnson, Jr
A. Mathis
Harry Allman
Opal Stidman
Stalnaker
D. Owens
Duncan
Paul Miller
Roff
Mary Ellen VanDeventer
E. H. VanDeventer
N. L. Dillon
Haskell Harris
Glen Harrison
Oklahoma City
C. E. Stockton
Ray Gifford
Earl Gifford
Millard Buxton
Harold Tresner
C. E. Venters
Nadine Buxton
Arch Buxton
Bob Garrison
Enid
Frank Roskan
Clay Johnson
Gozebo
Denver
B. A. Russell
Houston
Car thief leaves quarter in Montana after escape
Tom Brady reported his car stolen in Miles City Montana. Sheriff C M Allen said it was found shortly after with a quarter left on the seat. He suggested a hurried thief may have caught a train. The note hints at a busy year ahead with 1948 calendars.
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Miles City
Mont
Tom Brady
C. M. Allen
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News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc Count Tererise
da Starmocrat
Ada Evening News
MR. Truman
Robert Walczak
Bob
Task Force Furnace
Yuma
Ariz
Turner
Gary Davis
Beverly Hills
Davis
Civic Club
Cities Service
Russell
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